Atien
October 5th, 2011, 11:57
FRONTIER 1337 is a port for PSP from the 1993 Atari version of the game "FRONTIER - Elite II".
For those who still don't know this game, here is the intro sequence :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbegNmKRZUM
Here is the changelog for this new version :
30% speed improvement!
Choice between fullscreen and original resolution at the begining.
Select button is now also used to switch between radar and missiles.
The game engine FPS can be show/hide by pressing right trigger plus select button.
Now, you have to press CROSS button to pass the police arrest.
Hold R trigger for moving the mouse cursor slowly (thanks JLF65 from DCEmu for the help).
Hold R trigger and press D-pad UP to force mis-jump.
Brand new PSP splashscreen and icon.
http://www.atien.net/data/images/articles/111005_frontier.png
http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/snapshot.gif
As always, for a better framerate result, set the level of shape detail to 'low' in the setup screen (start button), and disable things like 'Space dust, clouds etc' and 'Background stars'...
Don't try to change commander's name when you are saving your game. If you want to change it, rename the file in the savs folder.
You can find useful informations about the game on the official website (http://www.atien.net/?static2/frontier), or about FRONTIER - Elite II in general at Frontierverse (http://www.sharoma.com/frontierverse/index.htm)
INSTALLATION
Just unpack/copy FRONTIER_1337 folder to MS_ROOT/PSP/GAME
If you want sound, download the MUSIC (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=1648&d=1317809334) and SFX (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=1649&d=1317809334) packages, and place them in the FRONTIER_1337/data folder.
CONTROLS
Analog-stick - Move the cursor through the screen
Hold R trigger while moving the mouse cursor for a more slow and precise movment
SQUARE - Used like the left mouse clic to select things with the cursor
CROSS - Used like the right mouse clic + "p" key to get through the police arrest thing
Hold CROSS + Analog-stick - Roll the vessel
Hold CROSS + SQUARE - Fire laser beam
Hold CROSS + D-pad UP - Zoom-in with the camera in external view
Hold CROSS + D-pad DOWN - Zoom-out with the camera in external view
D-pad - Rotate the camera in external view, and make ravel the galactic chart or the stockmarket list
TRIANGLE - Rear propulsion to increase speed
CIRCLE - Front propulsion to decrease speed
L and R triggers - Choose the functions that where directly available on PC with F1 to F10 keys
L + R - Validate the choosen function
Start - Go to the option screen
Select - Switch between radar and missiles
R + D-pad UP - Force mis-jump
R + Select - Show/hide game engine FPS
COMPILATION
The sourcecode is included in the package. Use Minimalist PSPSDK (http://sourceforge.net/projects/minpspw/files/SDK%20%2B%20devpak/pspsdk%200.10.0/) to compile the game.
For unknown reasons, the game only compiles with the 0.10.0 version. If someone wants to take a look, the error is located in the screen.c function void Screen_Init(void).
Your computer must have loads of RAM to compile the huge generated C file.
For those who still don't know this game, here is the intro sequence :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbegNmKRZUM
Here is the changelog for this new version :
30% speed improvement!
Choice between fullscreen and original resolution at the begining.
Select button is now also used to switch between radar and missiles.
The game engine FPS can be show/hide by pressing right trigger plus select button.
Now, you have to press CROSS button to pass the police arrest.
Hold R trigger for moving the mouse cursor slowly (thanks JLF65 from DCEmu for the help).
Hold R trigger and press D-pad UP to force mis-jump.
Brand new PSP splashscreen and icon.
http://www.atien.net/data/images/articles/111005_frontier.png
http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/snapshot.gif
As always, for a better framerate result, set the level of shape detail to 'low' in the setup screen (start button), and disable things like 'Space dust, clouds etc' and 'Background stars'...
Don't try to change commander's name when you are saving your game. If you want to change it, rename the file in the savs folder.
You can find useful informations about the game on the official website (http://www.atien.net/?static2/frontier), or about FRONTIER - Elite II in general at Frontierverse (http://www.sharoma.com/frontierverse/index.htm)
INSTALLATION
Just unpack/copy FRONTIER_1337 folder to MS_ROOT/PSP/GAME
If you want sound, download the MUSIC (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=1648&d=1317809334) and SFX (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=1649&d=1317809334) packages, and place them in the FRONTIER_1337/data folder.
CONTROLS
Analog-stick - Move the cursor through the screen
Hold R trigger while moving the mouse cursor for a more slow and precise movment
SQUARE - Used like the left mouse clic to select things with the cursor
CROSS - Used like the right mouse clic + "p" key to get through the police arrest thing
Hold CROSS + Analog-stick - Roll the vessel
Hold CROSS + SQUARE - Fire laser beam
Hold CROSS + D-pad UP - Zoom-in with the camera in external view
Hold CROSS + D-pad DOWN - Zoom-out with the camera in external view
D-pad - Rotate the camera in external view, and make ravel the galactic chart or the stockmarket list
TRIANGLE - Rear propulsion to increase speed
CIRCLE - Front propulsion to decrease speed
L and R triggers - Choose the functions that where directly available on PC with F1 to F10 keys
L + R - Validate the choosen function
Start - Go to the option screen
Select - Switch between radar and missiles
R + D-pad UP - Force mis-jump
R + Select - Show/hide game engine FPS
COMPILATION
The sourcecode is included in the package. Use Minimalist PSPSDK (http://sourceforge.net/projects/minpspw/files/SDK%20%2B%20devpak/pspsdk%200.10.0/) to compile the game.
For unknown reasons, the game only compiles with the 0.10.0 version. If someone wants to take a look, the error is located in the screen.c function void Screen_Init(void).
Your computer must have loads of RAM to compile the huge generated C file.